WHAT ARE THE PROFESSIONS WE CAN FIND IN AN

AIRPORT?
MARSHALLER SECURITY

TICKET AGENT PILOT/COPILOT

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER

DISPATCHERS FIREFIGHTERS

TECHNICIAN/ MECHANIC/
ENGINEER BAGGAGE HANDLER / RAMP AGENT

Example: I’m an Air traffic controller.

Susan is a baggage handler.
 1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be in the present simple
(am, is, are).

1. I at home.
2. She not at the airport in the morning.
3. We in the park.
4. This my new laptop.
5. Our friends on their summer holidays.
6. Uncle George a good football player.
7. The dog under the table.
8. He very funny.
9. The shoes white.
10. You right.
 2. Choose the correct option for each definition

a. The person who works with the pilot planning the flight

FLIGHT DISPATCHER METEOROLOGIST AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER

b. The person who analyzes weather information

PILOT FLIGHT ATTENDANT CO PILOT

c. The person who directs all flight activities.

AIRLINE MECHANIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TICKET AGENT

d. The person who leads the airplane to its parking stand

AIRWAYS ENGINEER MARSHALLER BAGGAGE HANDLER

e. The person who loads and unloads the suitcases

PILOT BAGGAGE HANDLER AIRPORT DESIGNER

f. The person who keeps an aircraft in operating conditions

SECURITY OFFICER CUSTOMS AGENT AIRLINE MECHANIC

g. The person who ensures the safety and comfort of passenger during a flight

PILOT FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLIGHT DISPATCHER

h.The person who is able to operate an aircraft

ARO AIS OPERATOR AIRLINE MECHANIC PILOT

i. The person who designes airport facilities

AIRPORT DESIGNER GROUND RADIO OPERATOR MARSHALLER

j. The person who checks goods entering or leaving the country

FIREFIGHTER METEOROLOGIST CUSTOMS AGENT

 WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE REST OF THE VERBS?
We use the present simple to express habits, facts, thoughts and feelings.
It is also used with general statements and actions that are repeated. It is
formed with the base form of the verb, except the third person singular
where you have to add an "s".

1. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Tom often (wear) a white shirt and blue jeans.

They (be) never tired in the morning.
He (like) apples and bananas.
The children sometimes (go) to the playground.
Sandra usually (take) the bus to school.
Derrick always (have) lunch at a restaurant.
The boys often (play) computer games.
Our cat hardly ever (catch) a mouse.
Paul (walk) his dog every day.
Our daughter often (get) up too late.
My mother (bake) a cake every Saturday.

2. Put the sentences into the negative form. Use short forms (doesn't, don't,
isn't,...)

Example: I like reading. - I don't like reading.

1. They wash the car. They the car.
2. I get up early. I early.
3. They walk to school. They to school.
4. Jim eats an orange. Jim an orange.
5. My sister listens to her new CD. My sister to her new CD.
6. Ann cleans her shoes. Ann her shoes.

KEY WORDS: Adverbs and expressions of frequency

Examples:

Pilots are always in suits

ARO AIS Operators always control flight plans
I go to work three times a week

Practice: Jobs at the airport. Click on the following link. Read the definitions
and write the jobs.
https://www.liveworksheets.com/1-jz1038376tb

Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension and Listening Practice.

https://www.liveworksheets.com/1-iz1038436ga
Pairwork: Think of an aviation-related profession and give a definition. Your
partner must guess it.

Final Task:
Look for an aviation –related profession and write a short paragraph about
their routine at work. Use the simple present tense. Practise reading aloud. Be
ready to read it in class.

More Practice

1. Jobs in an airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YygbdBee0M4&t=4s

2. Flight dispatcher
https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/10336819-flight_dispatcher.html

3. Jobs at the airport (word search)

https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/4980009-jobs.html
 4. Grammar practice (simple present)
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/simple-present-exercises.html

5. Airport Personnel (Memory game from wordwall.net)

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/30852157